Homewood Publishing Company

Unknown Series

F. M. Lupton, New York
(For information about this publisher see: http://www.henryaltemus.com/lupton/index.html)

The Chimney Corner Series was published by Lupton between 1893 and 1902. There were a total of 189 titles in wraps.
The first 74 pages of this issue complete the “Bad Boy” story (in double columns). Thereafter there are a number of other shorter tales by a miscellany of authors.
There are no illustrations except for the front cover.

Late 1890’s

Houghton, Mifflin Company
Post 1911

 
Post 1911 (published after the post-1911 book above)

Houghton, Mifflin and Company 1884
This undated book lists “Mercedes and other Lyrics” in the front ads. This Aldrich book was published in 1884. I have seen Boston and New York on the title page from 1881. Thus this book may have used an earlier title page but was probably published in about 1884.

Houghton, Mifflin and Company 1895

Eastern Publishing House 1884

Third edition. Belford, Clarke & Co., Chicago, Belford and Clarke Publishing Co. St Louis. 1882.

This 14″ x 31″ Atkinson’s Comedy Co. poster is interesting because it actually includes the theatre name and the date for the play. Unfortunately there are a number of Uniontown Opera Houses. Thus I am unable to determine exactly where this play took place and in what year it was performed.

The Peck’s Fun shown here is a transition copy in which the title page imprint is Rose-Belford but the cover page imprint is the Rose Publishing Co. This was probably published in 1883. The Rose-Belford title page indicates an earlier 1881 publication exists. I have not seen that book.

This book is in wraps at 7 x 4.75. There are no illustrations. It has 248 pages.

It is exceedingly uncommon.

Belford, Clarke and Company, Chicago 1887-1890

The 1888 edition is the earliest I have seen. I am not sure whether this is the first edition or if there is a book with an 1887 title page. I suspect that the cover for any earlier edition is the same as the 1888 book. The 1889 and 1890 books formats are the same as the other Peck books by this publisher.

In 1888 the cloth book cost $1.00 and the book in wraps cost 25 cents.

For more information, see Peck’s Irish Friend